Kings Forest, Texas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Houston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77339. The Survey maps it on the Moonshine Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1916 USGS Moonshine Hill quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1920 USGS Moonshine Hill quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Moonshine Hill quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Conroe quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Moonshine Hill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
108 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Kings Forest between 1992 and 2020, burning about 420 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 18 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E12 |
| 30 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CONROE - 372 |
| 27 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HILL & DALE |
| 2 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E102 |
| 2 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | EAST HAMMOND |
| 17 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | E101 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Kings Forest: 7 producers, 1 occurrence. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Silica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humble Dome Prospect | Sulfur, Halite, Limestone, Ultra Pure, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | Anhydrite, Gypsum, Halite | |
| Vestal Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Bishop Dredge & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dewey's Dredge & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fred Dredge & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Merimon Dredge & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pitts Lease | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Yancy Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Ridge Village | 0.4 miles | 19 | |
| Bear Branch Village | 0.7 miles | 19 | |
| Sherwood Trails Village | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Greentree Village | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Woodland Hills Village | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| North Shore | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Elm Grove Village | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Black Cat Ridge | 2.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2472062. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.







